1. Your couch
Honestly, I would not be surprised if I am the only one feeling this way. I actually have a strong feeling that I am alone in this poor, poor predicament. I spent many mornings in my spot on the couch. So much time, actually, that the cushion is flat, with a specific dip where my bottom would normally be. I would take naps, sit down after school and unwind, and when I was unable to sleep at night I would head down to my couch in the living room and knock right out. I have come to the recent realization that I terribly miss my safe, comfortable spot.
2. Having food
Although practical, this is kind of ridiculous. The laziness is apparent. I miss being able to merely go downstairs and snag whatever food I want. Now, getting food (other than my frosted flakes and yogurt in the fridge) is a complicated process - get up, get dressed, trek about half a mile, and get food. The food, however, is repetitive and the thought of going to this (as some may say) extreme effort to get highly unappetizing food; Which will ultimately leave your stomach in knots and only further perpetuate the cycle of not wanting food from the campus dining.
3. Time to yourself
I love being with people, being in a community that welcomes new relationships, and not being alone 24/7 in my room. However, I miss having that time to myself: Time to do work, watch Netflix, read, lay there staring at the ceiling, have a solo-dance party, whatever your heart desires with no interruption.
4. Not having to carry a laptop with you wherever you go
I mean seriously, it gets old. You never know when that drop box assignment (you unfortunately forgot about) may conveniently pop up in your mind an hour before 11:59 pm on the due date. So, you have to be ready at all times and scenarios to cram that paper in, with that convenient laptop in tow...wherever you go.
5. Utensils
Having normal utensils to eat with. So magical, right? Being to lazy to get a spoon out (mainly because you don't want to wash it) for that yogurt you bought, so instead you lick the container. Right. This may only be me, but I miss the silverware I had at my home, it was great and I was used to the weight, size, etc. To be completely honest, this is just ridiculous and it sounds completely ridiculous. But I've started missing the familiarity in normal mundane things. So yes, I miss my spoons and forks. They were the perfect size.
6. Control over the temperature
Sometimes you want to be cold, or hot. And being stuck in a dorm, you don't really get to choose what you get. Slightly ridiculous just because you can easily bundle up or change clothes if you are too hot or too cold, but control is everything.
7. Cooking
HOMECOOKED MEALS...even just the ability to make food without having to go to the lobby.
8. Quiet
It sucks trying to relax or be productive when you constantly have people in your hallway screaming, talking loudly, blasting music, having band practice in their dorm room, arguing with parents over the phone, arguing with Boyfriends, the list goes on, and boy, it is never-ending.
9. A bed that you can easily get into
Lifted dorm beds suck, and what sucks even more, is having to strategically climb into your bed, then having to take a leap-of-faith in order to get up. Also, I'm getting super tired of my blankets falling off in the middle of the night and having to get all the way out of bed in order to safely grab it.
10. Your parents.
Now this is just ridiculous, spent 18 years (predominately the teenage years) begging to be released from the threshold of your parents, and now that you're on your own, you realize how much you need them and want them around. Probably above all else, even my couch, my parents are the number one thing I wish I had near me right now.
